This module is a resource for lecturers
Guidelines to develop a stand-alone course
This Module provides an outline for a three-hour class, but there is potential to develop its topics further into a stand-alone course. The scope and structure of such a course will be determined by the specific needs of each context, but a possible structure is presented here as a suggestion.
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Session |
Topic |
Brief description |
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1 |
Introduction to leadership |
Definition of leadership, introduction to the importance of leadership |
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2 |
Ethical responsibility |
Discussion on the reasons that leaders usually have more ethical responsibility than followers |
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3 |
Effective leadership |
Expose students to the important distinction between personal, theoretical, and professional ethics. |
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4 |
Ethical decision-making |
Discussion on the effectiveness of leadership based on the relationship between leaders and followers, and organizational culture-building |
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5 |
Ethical theories |
Utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics |
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6 |
Principles of ethical leadership |
Discussion on principles of ethical leadership |
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7 |
Ethical decision-making |
Application of ethical theories, principles to leadership cases |
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8 |
Ethics virtues |
Discussion on the virtues an ethical person ought to possess |
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9 |
Ethical leadership in practice |
Discussion on the measures an effective ethical manager ought to take |